During April, we are going to be reading non-fiction stories and writing speeches.

The non-fiction unit will be as follows:

-Week 1: Maya Angelou
-Week 2: True Adventure Stories
-Week 3: Memoirs

You will be required to answer 1 question about each nonfiction reading on the discussion board (below).
That answer should be in the form of a paragraph!

The speech unit will be as follows:

-Day 1, 2 - Prepare for Speech #1 - 3-minute Information Speech
-Day 3 - Deliver information speech.

-Day 4, 5 - Prepare for Speech #2 - 3-minute Demonstration Speech (how-to)
-Day 6 - Deliver Demonstration Speech

-Day 7, 8 - Prepare for Speech #3 - 3-minute "Special Occasion Speech"
-Day 9 - Deliver "Special Occasion Speech"

Day 10-13: Prepare Speech #4 - 15-Minute Persuasive Speech
Day 14 (April25): Thomas, JenJen, Peter Deliver Speech #4
Day 15 (April 26): Sandy, Ivy, Ji Eun deliver Speech #4
Day 16 (April 29): Vic, MinChang, Ji Woon deliver Speech #4
Day 17 (April 30): Nicole, Francisco, Leo (?) deliver Speech #4

Subject Author Replies Views Last Message
Angela's Ashes tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 17 49 Apr 28, 2013 by happyfran67 happyfran67
Day 1 - Maya Angelou's Biography tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 12 82 Apr 25, 2013 by liyuchang liyuchang
Day 2 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 12 34 Apr 24, 2013 by Wangwingying Wangwingying
Go Go Boots tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 14 34 Apr 23, 2013 by thomas00159 thomas00159
Perfect Storm tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 12 36 Apr 23, 2013 by liyuchang liyuchang
Day 3 - New Directions tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 14 3 Apr 15, 2013 by Sandyb0305 Sandyb0305
Day 4 - Meeting Martin Luther King Jr. tarvismonroe tarvismonroe 12 2 Apr 11, 2013 by jiwoonlee jiwoonlee